Chicken brooder



Manch 11, 1924 1,486117 v R. ASCHENBACH 1 CHICKEN. BROODER Filed April 12, 1923 2 Sh6ats-Shoot 1 Mmh 11 1924.

R.ASCHENBACH CHICKEN anoofiza Filed April 12. 1923 2 Shqets-Shcot Faiemie Man 111, 192% RICHARD .ASCHENBACH OF SHEBOYGAN, WISCONSIN.

CHICKEN BROODER.

v Applibacion fi1ed April 12, 1923. Serial N0. 631,614.

T0 aZZ 207mm 2'25 may concevm B0 it known that I, RICHARD ASCHEN- BACI-I a citizen 0f the United States, residing at Sheb0ygan in the county 0f Sheboygan, State 0f W'iseonsin, have invented a 118W and useful Chicken Brooder: and'1 (10 hereby declare the following co be a 1"u11, 010211 und exact description 0f he invention, such aS Will 01121b10 others skilled in the a1t t0 which it appertains t0 make and use the same.

The invention relates t0 chicken brooders and has f'or its object to provide a chicken brooder Whi0h is compact in form, and 0110 Wherein crowding 0f the chicks within th0 brooder is prevented.

A Eurther object is t0 provide in 00mbination with a brooder, a member extending around the chick compartment, Whi0h member is formed from a relative]y wide strip, 011 Whi0h the chicks may stand, the inner side of the strip is bevelled downwardly thereby preventing chicks from 010W01i11g each other against the side 0f the 101'00d01. The bevel not only prevents the 0hi0ks from being crowded against the sides 0f the brooder, but also prevents the chi0ks from getting a foot hold so that they crowd th0 chicks 0n the member.

With the ab0ve M101 othe1 objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement 0f parts as hereinafter Set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preoise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of 'what is claimed without deparcing from the spirit of the invention.

In the draWing:-

Figure 1 is a t0p p1an view 0f the brooder.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal se0 tiona1 view through the brooder.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the brooder.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation.

Figure 5 is a vert-ical transverse sectional view through the brooder taken 011 1ine 55 of Figure 2. 7

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view 0f portions 0f the heating system.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a reotangular shaped body 0f a brooder, 2 the brooder chamber therein and 3 the runway. Disposed above the runway comparcment 3 and hingedly conn'ected at 4 is a 00Ve'1 5,- which is preferably provid ed with glass members 6, through Whi 0h the chicks in the compartment 8 may 100 0bserved. Disp0sed ab0've the brooder com-' partment is a removable cover 7, in Whi0h 00ver a U-shapedp1pe 8 1s d1sposed Wh10h pipe has its intake ends 9 extending through the Wall 10 0f the c0ver whereby fresh zimir may pass t0 the br00der 0011110a1tn10nfi through the b1anch pipe 11, which is carried by the 1zunp receiving box 12. The lamp 13, which is disposed within the b0x 12 heats v -l with its inner wa11 16 in engagement with the. transversely disposed Wall 17.

Extending downwardly from the Wall 17 is a fabric curtain 18, which maintains the heat within the 10 3000101 compartment 2, however allows sufiicient heat to enter the runway compartment 3, into which runway compartment the chicks go. It has been found within the brooder compartment 2, the chioks 010Wd each 0ther 150 such anextent that they are smothered 01' injured. T0 obviate' this difficulty, the b1oode1 compart ment 2 has disposed berein in engagement with its alls a strip 19, said strip is of suflicient width to a110w a chick t0 stand thereon, and has its forward edge down wardly and inward1y bevelled as at 20, Whi0h bevelled edge Will prevent a chick from easily crowding on the strip, as the chicks Will 100 unab1e t0 se0ure a firm foot hold 011 the inclined bevelled 20 f0r crowding purposes. Strip 19 extends around the entire br0oder chamber 2 where the young chicks a1e placed, and in Whi0h compart ment the chicks crowd ea0h other. The side Walls 0f the b0dy 1 are provided with screened openings 21, through which a person may look 130 observe the chi0ks within the brooder, and access may be had 130 the runway compartme nt 3, either by lifting the cover 5 01 by opening the door 22.

F rom the above it will 100 seen that a bro0der is 1)1'0Vid0d, Whieh is simple in con struction, one wherein a strip is provided in the brooder Chamber and conStructed in such a manner that the chicks within &he brooder chamber czumot crowd euch other.

The invention hav'ing been se forth- What is claimed as new and usef'ul is l. The combination with a brooderchamb1', said chamber being formed by Walls and a fl001, 0f a U-shaped member disposed within the chamber in engagementwith the fl001; and Walls, the 1nner s1des of the U-shaped member belng bevelled'and-mclinmg downwardly. and inwardly.

2. A brooder comprising a body znember having a br0oder compmtment and a runwaycompartment, a removable cover oa-rried by the brooder compartmensaid cover being provided with a U-shaped pip e having" its arms extending through the 0uter Wall 0f the cover, a centmlly disposed pipe carried by the Ushaped pipe in parallel relation to the arn1s theieof, a lamp receiving cas ing ca1ried by the centrally disposed pipe, said casing when the cover is positioned 011 the body mmber being received in a casing carriad by the end Wall 01 the body memben in testimony Whereof I haves1gned. my

dumme to this specification in the presence 0:

BWO subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD ASCHENBAOH. Wthesses MAX SOHUIIRER, JOE MERKLE. 

